On Mondays edition of The Daily Show on Comedy Central‚ Jon Stewart declared that Israel is not that different from Russia‚ which would make its American defenders hypocrites. Later‚ Stewart welcomed CNN/PBSs Christiane Amanpour‚ where he further accused Israel of being a bad history student‚ but it was clear that it was Stewart who needed to reread his history books.Stewarts dishonest Israel-Russia comparison included a clip of White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemning Russias targeting of journalists‚ which led him to react by dishonestly reporting‚ You hear that‚ Russia? We condemn‚ in no uncertain terms‚ any repression of a free press! I think you all know what';s coming next. More journalists have been killed in Gaza in six months than anywhere else in the world and a new Israeli law says they can ban media outlets they consider a threat.An onscreen graphic of a CNN headline on the news made it clear that Stewart omitted the adjective international.Attacking Jean-Pierre from the left‚ he then played a clip of her reacting to the Israeli law So as it relates toAl Jazeera‚ specifically‚ we';veseen the reports‚ if it is true‚if it is true‚ a move like this is concerning.Al Jazeera is hostile‚ foreign propaganda. A more appropriate analogy for Israel would be Ukraine banning RT. Still‚ Stewart rolled along‚ Oh‚ we';re concernedagain?How about‚ ";If it';s true‚ wecondemn it";?And by the way‚ is it true?Feels like you can probably justcall someone and be like‚";Is this true?";And if they';re like‚ ";Yes‚"; youcan be like‚";That';s concerning!Not condemning‚ but concerning.";Well‚ you know what‚ perhapsthose are peripheral issues.What about the bedrock rule ofinternational law‚ no takingland by force?When Russia does it‚ we';repretty clear!After a clip of President Biden denouncing Russias war on Ukraine‚ Stewart again compared Israel to Russia‚ Ish‚See‚ this is where Israel';sactions get interesting.Because you might say Israel';swar is different than Ukraine';s.Israel is responding to anattack and a hostage crisis.But in the midst of that‚ theypulled a little something in theWest Bank on March 22 thatmight be notable.Stewart then played a clip of a French reporter relaying the news that the Israeli government announced that it was declaring state land‚ nearly 2‚000 acres of land‚ in the occupied West Bank.The United States has never recognized the West Bank as sovereign Palestinian territory‚ so comparing it to unquestionably Ukrainian land is simply more bad analogy formulation.Later‚ Stewart told Amanpour that Israel is not learning from its own history‚ You were covering thesetypes of events from 1983‚ weall remember that was theoccupation in Southern Lebanonthen there was a Lebanese CivilWar‚ the rise of Hezbollah inthat occupation.There was the Islamic Revolutionin Iran. Were watching these storiesplay out redundantly.The Israeli invasion of Lebanon began in 1982‚ but that is a small error. Claiming the Iranian Revolution‚ which happened in 1979‚ was somehow tied to the war in Lebanon is a massive factual error.Amanpour agreed‚ Yeah‚ you know‚ theres two things‚ obviously.One is that‚ you know‚ history is notalways a great teacher but theother is that‚ you know‚leadership matters and we are in a crisis ofleadership around the world.She went on to argue that for all of its failures‚ at least the peace process existed in the 1990s‚ there have been instanceswhere peace can be forged‚ where bothsides can come together and itdepends on the leaders‚ you know.Here is a transcript for the April 8 show:Comedy Central The Daily Show4/9/202411:08 PM ETSTEWART: You hear that‚ Russia?We condemn‚ in no uncertain terms‚any repression of a free press!I think you all know what';scoming next.More journalists have beenkilled in Gaza in six monthsthan anywhere else in the worldand a new Israeli law says theycan ban media outlets theyconsider a threat.KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: So as it relates toAl Jazeera‚ specifically‚ we';veseen the reports‚ if it is true‚if it is true‚ a move like this is concerning.STEWART: Oh‚ we';re concernedagain?How about‚ ";If it';s true‚ wecondemn it";?And by the way‚ is it true?Feels like you can probably justcall someone and be like‚";Is this true?";And if they';re like‚ ";Yes‚"; youcan be like‚";That';s concerning!Not condemning‚ but concerning.";Well‚ you know what‚ perhapsthose are peripheral issues.What about the bedrock rule ofinternational law‚ no takingland by force?When Russia does it‚ we';repretty clear!JOE BIDEN: The entire world has a stakein making sure that no nation‚no aggressor‚ is allowed to takea neighbor';s territory by force.The American people will neverwaver in our commitment to thosevalues.STEWART: Ish‚See‚ this is where Israel';sactions get interesting.Because you might say Israel';swar is different than Ukraine';s.Israel is responding to anattack and a hostage crisis.But in the midst of that‚ theypulled a little something in theWest Bank on March 22 thatmight be notable.FRANCE24 REPORTER: As the U.S. Secretary ofState Antony Blinken made hislatest visit to Israel‚ theIsraeli government announcedthat it was declaring stateland‚ nearly 2‚000 acres ofland‚ in the occupiedWest Bank.This latest Israeliappropriation is the largestland transfer since theOslo Accords were signed in1993.STEWART: 1993 and that';s not even Gaza!That';s the West Bank.So you can';t say it has anythingto do with defending yourselfagainst Hamas.Let';s see if America upholds itsrule against taking land!STEWART: You were covering thesetypes of events from 1983‚ weall remember that was theoccupation in Southern Lebanon.It was right CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: The Israelis invaded Beirut‚they were after the PLO.They wanted to show Arafat out--STEWART: Right‚ then there was a Lebanese CivilWar‚ the rise of Hezbollah inthat occupation.There was the Islamic Revolutionin Iran.AMANPOUR: Yeah.STEWART: Were watching these storiesplay out redundantly.AMANPOUR: Yeah‚ you know‚ theres two things‚ obviously.One is that‚ you know‚ history is notalways a great teacher but theother is that‚ you know‚leadership matters and we are in a crisis ofleadership around the world‚I genuinely believe and even as bad as it was in the1990s‚ 1979‚ and the 1980s‚ all that‚ there isa period‚ let';s say‚ in thispart of the world‚ and theMiddle East‚ in the ';90s wherethere was an actual peaceprocess.Now‚ we can poo poo it‚ we can laugh at it‚we can say that it failed butit failed because the people responsible for enacting it didnt do it and actually sabotaged it.So‚ there have been instanceswhere peace can be forged‚ where bothsides can come togetherSTEWART: RightAMANPOUR: -- and itdepends on the leaders‚ you know.